Jan. 2, 2014 in Sports
The late-game misadventures, from the free-throw line and elsewhere, are mounting for the Idaho men’s basketball team. And they’re starting to overshadow some weighty individual achievements.

Jan. 2, 2014 in Sports
Bonifacy and Wieslawa Karnowski picked the perfect time to visit their son. Gonzaga sophomore Przemek Karnowski’s parents have been visiting from Poland and the 7-foot-1 center treated them to perhaps …
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Jan. 2, 2014 in City on Page A1
Readers overwhelmingly were drawn to tragedy and mayhem last year. From the fatal beating of a World War II veteran and the crash of a Navy jet near Harrington, Wash., …
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Jan. 2, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A1
MIAMI – The so-called “young invincibles” are so important to the success of the Affordable Care Act that supporters and detractors are spending millions to reach them with racy ads, …
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Jan. 2, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A1
DENVER – Crowds were serenaded by live music as they waited for the nation’s first legal recreational pot shops to open. They ate doughnuts and funnel cakes as a glass-blower …
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Jan. 2, 2014 in City on Page A1
Participants dash out of the chilly waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday after taking a dip in the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach. The water temperature was …
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Jan. 2, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A1
A sophisticated, real-world study confirms that dialing, texting or reaching for a cellphone while driving raises the risk of a crash or near-miss, especially for younger drivers. But the research …
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CAIRO – Nearly a hundred small artifacts, some dating back to the time of the pharaohs, have gone missing from a museum in southern Egypt, officials said Wednesday. The Ministry …

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MINNEAPOLIS – A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments near downtown Minneapolis early Wednesday, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals with injuries – some critical …

Jan. 2, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
NEW YORK – Democrat Bill de Blasio took the oath of office administered by former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, formally becoming the city’s 109th mayor while pledging to pursue …

Jan. 2, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has thrown a hitch into President Barack Obama’s new health care law by blocking a requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations provide health insurance that includes …
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